Midwest Wine Press

Chicago Tribune: The Rocky Perplexity of Minerality

by · July 4, 2012

Chicagoan Bill St. John is a great wine writer but he apparently does not drink Midwest regional wine. (If he does, he certainly does not write about Midwest wine often, if ever.)   In today’s Tribune,  he explains minerality with his usual style and substance, but there’s no mention of all the great minerality within a half day’s drive of Chicago and most other locations in the Midwest.  If you are seeking wine that reflects the “somewhereness” of the region where you live,  wine trails to explore include the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail,  the Wisconsin Ledge AVA and the Lake Erie Vines and Wines Wine Trail in Northeast Ohio.   Here’s a begrudging link to Bill’s minerality article with the hope that he can someday be open-minded about the wine being produced in the Midwest:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/sc-food-0629-wine-minerality-20120704,0,4858876.story

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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